Industry (including construction), value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Industry (including construction), value added was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 4.8%.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 19.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2023.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.1% | — |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +81.3% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -58.6% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +66.9% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -55.8% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +65.9% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -40.5% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +71.1% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +91.9% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -56.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +43.0% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.6% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 5.6% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 7.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19,299 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 44.87 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 0.7775 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 10.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 247.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 4.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.